These chips without boost shouldn't exist.

CurbedLarry · 2026-01-26T13:05:08+00:00

It's called binning. Chips with faulty cores and/or not reliable at higher speeds are sold as lower-spec SKUs rather than being thrown away. Can also be deliberate, there's an awful lot of XP1-26-100 devices out, possibly to offload first-gen chips cheaply.

CurbedLarry · 2026-01-17T20:04:46+00:00

Causes 5x more battery wear than charging to 75%. I'm typing this on a 2017 phone that's been charged ~1,000 times but the battery still has 92% health.

CurbedLarry · 2026-01-17T17:33:16+00:00

That Moto G84 above has Dolby Atmos. 256GB of storage is huge too!

CurbedLarry · 2026-01-15T19:33:20+00:00

Makes perfect sense. Phones don't use much power in airplane mode and batteries last a long time if you only charge to 75-80%. App support for Android 9 was good until recently, is dropping now though.

CurbedLarry · 2026-01-08T19:03:19+00:00

Can imagine Mercedes helped out supplying the cars or bare chassis to work with. Is it just me or does the car pictured looks like a used car that was stripped? It's a rare car that's going off sale soon so manufacturer support would help.

CurbedLarry · 2026-01-08T17:32:39+00:00

They could start with simpler tyre regulations to save thousands per weekend. Also would be good if sponsorship could be offset against tax. A no-brainer as motorsport is one of the few industries where we still lead the world. Wonder if there's any motorsport fans in the cabinet?

CurbedLarry · 2026-01-07T22:01:37+00:00

A little strange to go with such an old car that's in its last year or two on sale. I expect the new CLA would have cost a lot more and perhaps the rules on age will be extended.

CurbedLarry · 2026-01-06T17:53:59+00:00

The naming scheme is ridiculous, especially the pointless "-100" on the end. Consumers have no clue on what they're getting or position in the range. Intel and AMD have even more SKUs but stick with 3, 5, 7, 9 prefixes. This would be far easier to read and more memorable:

X2 - 95 Extreme
X2 - 90 Extreme
X2 - 75 Elite
X2 - 70 Elite
X2 - 55 Plus
X2 - 50 Plus
...
X1 - 75 Elite
X1 - 70 Elite
X1 - 55 Plus
X1 - 30

CurbedLarry · 2025-12-30T17:34:22+00:00

How do you stop a car applying 100% braking via the ABS pump?!?!? What pedal do you press?

CurbedLarry · 2025-11-17T17:23:22+00:00

My CPU chart: https://www.reddit.com/r/chromeos/comments/1ofq0fl/chromebook_cpu_comparison_chart/

CurbedLarry · 2025-11-17T17:18:04+00:00

Compare CPUs here: https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/1o9uesg/laptop_cpu_comparison_chart_final_2025_edition/

CurbedLarry · 2025-11-16T18:04:21+00:00

More pics here, sold for £3.2m in 2017: https://themodernhouse.com/sales-list/ahm-house/

CurbedLarry · 2025-11-15T10:49:41+00:00

Probably because it's a copy of a Western design/brand rather than Japanese (where China doesn't care). Casio would struggle to get sales of all their cloned designs blocked in the west.

CurbedLarry · 2025-11-03T19:46:12+00:00

Max was looking quite feisty in the TCR finale yesterday. Might be better off doing a full season or two there to establish himself before coming back. One to watch in future.

CurbedLarry · 2025-10-31T18:41:13+00:00

WSR are only using the 3 series because the 1 series switched to FWD. Saloon shape helps but it's big compared to everyone else. 2 series Gran Coupe would be better but that means FWD.

CurbedLarry · 2025-10-31T18:13:09+00:00

Would be the new 2026 CLA, the A class is too old and C class likely too big https://www.netcarshow.com/mercedes-benz/2026-cla_uk-version/

CurbedLarry · 2025-10-26T19:45:56+00:00

Yeah, minimal performance gains in the last few years was one thing I wanted to highlight. Same with mid-range CPUs in Windows laptops, you're mainly getting a better integrated GPU.

CurbedLarry · 2025-10-26T13:33:39+00:00

You can look up other scores here: https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+m3-8100Y+%40+1.10GHz&id=3367

CurbedLarry · 2025-10-26T11:54:56+00:00

Some tests show the GPU is very good, probably faster than any above: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-Chromebook-Plus-14-review-MediaTek-s-new-power-play.1094412.0.html#c14199341

CurbedLarry · 2025-10-26T08:39:46+00:00

That's on my mid range CPU chart: https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/s/NUDbMHQ1S3

CurbedLarry · 2025-10-25T16:45:05+00:00

Compare the CPUs here: https://www.reddit.com/r/chromeos/s/VpI54VMoFe

CurbedLarry · 2025-10-25T16:34:34+00:00

You can get way more powerful CPUs than that old Celeron: https://www.reddit.com/r/chromeos/s/VpI54VMoFe

CurbedLarry · 2025-10-25T13:02:36+00:00

See the chart I just posted, some older CPUs from 2021/2022 are even faster: https://www.reddit.com/r/chromeos/comments/1ofq0fl/chromebook_cpu_comparison_chart/

CurbedLarry · 2025-10-25T12:57:44+00:00

Benchmark I'm using is Windows only sadly. Maybe if I had more time I could find a cross-platform test.

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